# 2014–15 Ross County F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the club's 2nd season in the Scottish Premiership and their third consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Season summary

County lost their first 7 games of the season and were rock-bottom of The Premiership. After the sacking of Derek Adams in late August, in September, they hired Jim McIntyre and started to pick up results. With County still bottom, McIntyre was backed by the board to bring in some new players. They failed to win a match between end of November to the end of January. After the 4-0 defeat away to Aberdeen in early February, County went on an unbeaten run up to the split, winning 8 of the next 9 matches. On 13 April, Liam Boyce scored the club's first ever top-flight hat-trick for County in a 3-0 win at St Mirren. On 16 May, County secured their Premiership status for the 2015-16 season after winning 2-1 against Hamilton Academical.

### Management

Ross County began the 2014–15 season under the management of Derek Adams. On 28 August 2014, after a poor start to the season, Adams was sacked along with his father who was director of football at the club. On 9 September 2014, Jim McIntyre joined from Scottish Championship side Queen of the South with Billy Dodds as his assistant.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Squad statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Ross County have used thirty four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. This table also shows players who were on the bench and did not play.

### Appearances

    As of 23 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CIV | Abdoulaye Méïté | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Rocco Quinn | 15 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Scott Boyd | 34 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Joe Cardle | 25 | 0 | 11+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Richard Brittain | 24 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jake Jervis | 29 | 4 | 10+17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SVK | Filip Kiss | 33 | 0 | 21+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Craig Curran | 19 | 5 | 17+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jamie Reckord | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO | Darren Barr | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Liam Boyce | 33 | 11 | 17+13 | 10 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Steven Ross | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben Frempah | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | LTU | Darvydas Šernas | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Mark Brown | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Rubén Palazuelos | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Graham Carey | 25 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 28 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Kyle MacLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Tony Dingwall | 20 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | CAN | Terry Dunfield | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | SCO | Peter Tait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine | 30 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Cameron Burgess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | SCO | Michael Gardyne | 26 | 6 | 22+2 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 30 | 3 | 28+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO | Marcus Fraser | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BEL | Tim Dreesen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SVN | Uroš Celcer | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Melvin de Leeuw | 8 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NED | Darren Maatsen | 8 | 2 | 0+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | MTQ | Yoann Arquin | 19 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jim Fenlon | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NED | Jordi Balk | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Lewis Toshney | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 23 May 2015
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Antonio Reguero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tim Dreesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Uroš Celcer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Rocco Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Scott Boyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Steven Saunders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Richard Brittain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jake Jervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Filip Kiss | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Melvin de Leeuw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Craig Curran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jamie Reckord | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Yoann Arquin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Liam Boyce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Jim Fenlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Jordi Balk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Darvydas Šernas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Mark Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Graham Carey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Raffaele De Vita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Martin Woods | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Tony Dingwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Terry Dunfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | Jackson Irvine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Michael Gardyne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Marcus Fraser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 73 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 5 |

### Goal scorers

    As of 23 May 2015
| Ranking | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
| 1 | 16 | Liam Boyce | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 40 | Michael Gardyne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Craig Curran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 9 | Jake Jervis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | Raffaele De Vita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 43 | Paul Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Darren Maatsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 15 | Yoann Arquin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 23 | Graham Carey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 26 | Martin Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 30 | Tony Dingwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 36 | Jackson Irvine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | Rocco Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | Melvin de Leeuw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 12 | Jamie Reckord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 44 | Marcus Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 46 | 2 | 1 | 49 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 53 | |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Ross County | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 41 | |
| 11 | Motherwell (O) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 36 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

### Results by opponent

Ross County score first
| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Aberdeen | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | X | 0 |
| Celtic | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | X | 1 |
| Dundee | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | X | 7 |
| Dundee United | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | X | 3 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4 |
| Inverness C.T. | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | X | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 9 |
| Motherwell | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Partick Thistle | 0-4 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 6 |
| St Johnstone | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | X | 3 |
| St Mirren | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Player | Month |
| Raffaele De Vita | March |

### Manager of the Month

| Manager | Month |
| Jim McIntyre | February |
| Jim McIntyre | March |